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EU to hold donor conference on coronavirus vaccine
Apr 15, 2020 13:51The European Union is set to hold an online fund-raising conference next month to support the creation of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 crisis: washing hands for 20 seconds, not wasting water for 20 seconds
Apr 12, 2020 05:47These days, it is strictly recommended to wash our hands for 20 seconds as a great step to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but unfortunately many leave the tap running at the same time. This issue poses the greatest threat to the environment.
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Half a billion people likely plunge into poverty by COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 09, 2020 13:43The new COVID-19 pandemic can push some half a billion people across the globe into poverty, Oxfam says, as the contagious disease is raging around the world, taking more lives and wreaking havoc on economies.
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EU ministers fail to agree coronavirus economic rescue
Apr 08, 2020 14:19European Union finance ministers failed in all-night talks to agree on more economic support for their coronavirus-stricken economies, spurring Spain to warn the bloc's future was on the line if it did not forge a joint response to the crisis.
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US attempt to block Iranian funds in Europe nullified: Iran
Apr 08, 2020 13:36Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as Bank Markazi, says the country has won a legal battle in Europe to reject a US attempt to have Iranian funds blocked and handed over to Washington for compensating the so-called victims of terror.
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EU science chief resigns over coronavirus response
Apr 08, 2020 11:35The head of the European Research Council has resigned, the EU confirmed on Wednesday, reportedly in protest at the bloc’s handling of its coronavirus response.
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Iran warns IMF, says US cannot veto its request for loan
Apr 08, 2020 05:19President Hassan Rouhani has warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider Iran’s request for $5 billion without “discrimination” after reports said the US was seeking to block the loan.
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Jobs destroyed worldwide as coronavirus sparks recession
Apr 05, 2020 04:15The world’s workers are reeling from the initial shock of the coronavirus recession, with job losses and welfare claims around the globe already running into the millions recently. As the International Labour Organization warns of almost 25 million layoffs if the virus isn’t controlled, the cuts from Austria to the US reflect the deepest peacetime recession since the 1930s as economies are frozen to beat the pandemic.
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EU should oppose unilateral US sanctions amidst coronavirus pandemic: Iran envoy
Apr 05, 2020 01:17Iran's Ambassador to Belgium Gholam Hossein Dehqani has warned of the adverse consequences of unilateral and illegal US sanctions on the Islamic Republic's fight against the deadly new coronavirus, urging the European Union to oppose Washington's restrictions.
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UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 01:47The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.